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. Information relating to MLA style as presented here has been based mainly on this authoritative publication from the Modern Language Association of America.
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York, MLA, 2003.
Note: Detailed Footnotes and Endnotes are needed only for sources cited for the first time. When citing the same work more than once, it is no longer fashionable to use ibid. or op. cit.; the current trend is to use the short title or the author's last name instead. Indent the first line of a Footnote or Endnote entry. Second and subsequent lines are not indented. Double space between lines. Treat each entry as one statement or sentence. Put a period at the end of each entry. For further details and more samples, see How to Write Footnotes and Endnotes, Footnotes - Sample Page, and Endnotes - Sample Page.
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1. Book with one author or editor 2. Book with two authors or editors 3. Book with three or more authors or editors 4. Book with no author or editor stated 5. Book that has been translated 6. Article in a collection by several authors, with one or more editors 7. Article from an encyclopedia with no author stated 8. Article from an encyclopedia with one author 9. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with no author stated 10. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with one or more authors 11. Pamphlet or brochure with no author stated 12. Book, movie, film, product, or software review 13. Government document 14. Interview 15. Film or video recording 16. Audio recording 17. Televisioin or radio 18. Computer software or CD-ROM 19. Internet 20. Reference to Shakespeare 21. Reference from the Bible, Catechism, or Sacred Texts 22. Citations for a single work throughout essay 23. Sources used more than once
Jerry White, ed. Death and Taxes: Beating One of the Two
The Life and Legacy of Pierre Elliott Trudeau (Toronto: Random, 1998) 391.
101 Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter (Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, 1998) 68.
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1989) 39. 4 Microsoft PowerPoint Version 2002 Step by Step, (Redmond, WA: Perspection, 2001) 235.
Planning," Death and Taxes: Beating One of the Two Certainties in Life, ed. Jerry White (Toronto: Warwick, 1998) 57-71. 6 Maryann G. Valiulis, "Power, Gender and Identity in the Irish Free State," Irish Women's Voices Past and Present, ed. Joan Hoff and Moureen Coulter (Bloomington, IN: Indiana UP, 1995) 118.
9. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with no author stated: Click here to see Abbreviations of Months of the Year
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[Toronto] 29 Oct. 2002: B12. 9 "Lighting Up the World: A Canadian's Obsession Has Helped Thousands," Maclean's 4 Nov. 2002: 42-43.
10. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with one or more authors:
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New York," Newsweek 9 Sept. 2002: 50+. 10 Michael Friscolanti, "Convicts 'Morally' Fit to Vote: Supreme Court Ruling," National Post [Toronto] 1 Nov. 2002: A4. 10 Rita Daly, "Bird Flu Targeting the Young," Toronto Star 11 Mar. 2006: A1+. 10 Tom Fennell, "From Misfit to Murderer," Maclean's 4 Nov. 2002: 32-34.
Hopkins Technology, We Compute Feb. 1998: 15. 12 Katrina Onstad, "Not Too Naughty, Not Too Nice," rev. of The Santa Clause 2, dir. Michael Lembeck, National Post [Toronto] 1 Nov. 2002: PM5.
Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan (Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2000) 12-13. 13 United States, National Council on Disability, Carrying on the Good Fight - Summary Paper from Think Tank 2000 - Advancing the Civil and Human Rights of People with Disabilities from Diverse Cultures (Washington: GPO, 2000) 6.
14. Interview:
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Larry King Live, CNN, Nassau, Bahamas, 7 Mar. 2002. Abbey Lincoln Sings Her Career, WBGO, Newark, NJ,
4 Mar. 2002.
Woodland Hills, CA: Cambrix, 1995. 18 Norton AntiVirus, CD-ROM, Symantec, 2003. 18 QuickTax: Tax Year 2002, CD-ROM, Intuit Canada, 2003.
19. Internet: Note: First date = Web page creation or modification date. Second date = the date you accessed the Web page. If the Web page does not have a modification or creation date, leave it out, but always indicate your access date just before the URL.
Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, "Aboriginal Peoples Survey: From APS I to APS II." Facts from Stats, Corporate Information Management Directorate, Issue No. 15, Mar. 2000, 15 Dec. 2004 <http://www.inac.gc.ca/nr/nwltr/sts/2000-03_e.html>.
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19 Abdullah al-Shiri, "Danish Cartoon Prompts Protest," Sunday Herald 29 Jan. 2006, 12 Feb. 2006 <http://ww1.sundayherald.com/53793>.
20. Reference to Shakespeare: (Shakespeare's plays are cited with Roman capitals for the Act, small Roman numerals for the Scene, and Arabic numerals for the Lines).
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In-text Footnotes or Endnotes may be added in an essay for a single Shakespearean play:
Lear sums up his whole tragedy when he says, "I am a man more sinned against than sinning." (III, ii, 57)
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Example in text:
An interesting reference was made to the picking of corn on the Sabbath.1
Matthew 12:1-8.
Mt 12:1-8.
Example in text:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "Because of its common origin the human race forms a unity, for 'from one ancestor [God] made all nations to inhabit the whole earth.'" 2
Example of first Footnote or Endnote citation of the above quote taken from Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part I, Section 2, Chapter 1, Article 1, Paragraph 6I, Reference Number: 360, Page 103, would be:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (New York: Doubleday, 1994) 360.
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Catechism, 360.
Catechism, 1499.
22. Citations for a single work throughout essay: If the entire essay is about one book, e.g. Carrie only and there are no other sources used, a Footnote or Endnote is needed only for the first quotation as follows:
Stephen King, Carrie (New York: New American, 1974) 40. All subsequent quotations are from this edition.
After this, it is only necessary to supply the page number of the text:
Sheriff Otis Doyle testified that Miss Snell told him that "Carrie did it. Carrie did it." (198)
23. Sources used more than once: For more detailed treatment of this topic, see How to Write Footnotes and Endnotes. 1. If a source was footnoted earlier, you can use a shortened Footnote or Endnote providing only the author's surname and the reference page number:
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King 197.
2. When two or more books by the same author are used as reference material, or there are sources by two or more authors with the same last name, include the short title or an abbreviated form of the title:
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